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. >> curtailing the ability of terrorists to come to the united states can be a very effective tool because it essentially eliminates their ability to plan or carry out a tack. >> reporter: more than a decade after the worst terrorist attacks on u.s. soil the u.s. has made progress but is aware that threats remain. >> we dealt them a heavy blow, and we will continue to fight this in yemen, in somalia, in north africa, wherever they go, to make sure they have noplace to hide. >> reporter: leon panetta says al-qaida has been decimated. osama bin laden was killed in a raid by navy seals, and monday the terror group confirmed its second in command was killed by a drone strike in june. >> they're probably not capable of a mass strike in the u.s. but it doesn't mean they aren't capable of lower threshold lower casualty attacks that are frankly more difficult for us to prevent. >> reporter: as for continuing health threats the government announced some 50 types of cancers will be added to the list of illnesses covered by the fund set up to help 9/11 survivors and first responders. >>> d.c. council
. >> curtailing the ability of terrorists to come to the united states can be a very effective tool because it essentially eliminates their ability to plan or carry out a tack. >> reporter: more than a decade after the worst terrorist attacks on u.s. soil the u.s. has made progress but is aware that threats remain. >> we dealt them a heavy blow, and we will continue to fight this in yemen, in somalia, in north africa, wherever they go, to make sure they have noplace to hide....
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we cover all aspects of the united states but this is the first time we've done it this way and i think it is the best way. >> and the best way to get these? >> go to the local post office, they are on sale or our website. >> reporter: and if you want all of them, there is the earth scapes puzzle with 500 pieces and you get all of them. a fun family activity. trust me, i've been working on it. i won't show you how far i've come. holly morris, fox 5 news. >> my dad was such a tamp collector as a kid. >> his collection? >> he still has it. he said some day you are going to have a stamp collection. not for him to leave but to have a stamp collection. >> anyone who has tickets to the game tonight at nats park should not worry but be prepared for light rain. nothing heavy enough to cancel the game or put it on any kind of big delay. but you can see our drops of rain on the tower cam as we are looking out live. and scott just reported to us that it wasn't as wet right at the moment as it had been a little bit ago. so there are going to be passing showers coming through. we want you to see the
we cover all aspects of the united states but this is the first time we've done it this way and i think it is the best way. >> and the best way to get these? >> go to the local post office, they are on sale or our website. >> reporter: and if you want all of them, there is the earth scapes puzzle with 500 pieces and you get all of them. a fun family activity. trust me, i've been working on it. i won't show you how far i've come. holly morris, fox 5 news. >> my dad was...
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according to a new survey, the united states is ranked 7th in a list of the world's most competitive economies. last year, we were number five. concerns over our fiscal issues, one of the main reasons for that drop. meanwhile, another drop in interest rates wasn't enough to get more people into the housing market. mortgage applications falling for the fifth straight week. this coming with mortgage rates still near record low levels. >> and ahead of friday's job report, one company is cutting jobs. cosmetics company, revlon slashing 5% of its work force. and another week, another round of recalls. this time from ford. the auto maker putting the brakes on more than 7,000 of its new escape suv's. the problem, leaking in the coolant system that can cause fires. that's not a good thing. and that's business. i'm dennis neil. s where in season right now. shh's no no no no no no.. rosco ..no, no, no... ♪ opera love it. (crying) ally, ally oh, same dress yeah, you want to get up off the floor? i do. okay. vo: from the new to the hard-to-find: when it's on your mind it's on eba
according to a new survey, the united states is ranked 7th in a list of the world's most competitive economies. last year, we were number five. concerns over our fiscal issues, one of the main reasons for that drop. meanwhile, another drop in interest rates wasn't enough to get more people into the housing market. mortgage applications falling for the fifth straight week. this coming with mortgage rates still near record low levels. >> and ahead of friday's job report, one company is...
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we have a campaign that's tied with the incumbent president of the united states. >> are you going to win this thing? >> i am going to win this thing. >> and president obama defending himself against mitt romney's criticism that the country is worse off now than when he took office four years ago. he told "60 minutes" steve croft the economy is on the road to recovery. >> we have 40 million new jobs, 500,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone. the question for the american people is do we keep moving forward and continue to make progress, or do we go backwards to the very policies that got us into this mess in the first place? >> the obama campaign is launching this ad that criticizes mitt romney on his comments over americans who don't pay taxes. the ad suggests that romney needs to, quote, come clean on taxes he's paid in the past. >>> more than 100 heads of state converge on new york city for the united nations general assembly. leaders started arriving yesterday, including iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. iran's nuclear ambitions are expected to be one of the hot topics, as wel
we have a campaign that's tied with the incumbent president of the united states. >> are you going to win this thing? >> i am going to win this thing. >> and president obama defending himself against mitt romney's criticism that the country is worse off now than when he took office four years ago. he told "60 minutes" steve croft the economy is on the road to recovery. >> we have 40 million new jobs, 500,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone. the question for the...
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those are laws that you might have seen in the united states in the 1890s. those are laws from a bygone era. when the kill-at-will law was debated in the florida legislature, the police chief of miami, along with other law enforcement agencies, vigorously oppose the law. it's important for people to know that it's not only the civil rights community but also law enforcement that pointed out the falacy of the kill at will laws. >> reporter: the legislation passed in 34 states and several other states have some form of expanded kill at will laws. >>> the house passed a budget plan that would cut 3-point foe trillion dollars in spending. the gop package would revent medicare and cut funding to food stamps and transporting a and rejects the president's call for higher taxes on the wealthiest americans. the senate democrats have vowed to vote it down. >>> a warning from the pentagon tonight that hundreds of thousands of jobs could be lost if lawmakers can't find a way to avoid costs. close to $500 billion in cuts are to kick in. they would be devastating. >>> a s
those are laws that you might have seen in the united states in the 1890s. those are laws from a bygone era. when the kill-at-will law was debated in the florida legislature, the police chief of miami, along with other law enforcement agencies, vigorously oppose the law. it's important for people to know that it's not only the civil rights community but also law enforcement that pointed out the falacy of the kill at will laws. >> reporter: the legislation passed in 34 states and several...
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>>> i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> president obama makes his case for four more years saying, quote, i never said this journey would be easy and i won't promise that now. >> good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. time now to look at the weather. >> gwen tolbart is in for tucker barnes this morning. >> i know this is wisdom's favorite day. he was saying friday eve yesterday. >> that's right. >> he is excited. >> closing it out. >> we'll close it out pretty good because we've got sunshine for you today. expected to be a dry day and it will be a hot one know. satellite-radar composite showing you not a whole lot going on right now. we have a few clouds and fog well to the west but other than that, things are looking really good out there. yesterday's highs, 84 degrees at reagan national airport. 86 at dulles and 85 at bwi thurgood marshall. 72 at d.c. 69 at baltimore. so another hot day. 90degrees is where we're headed. a southerly wind flow from five to 10 miles per hour. we'll have no shortage of sunshine today so looking good. i'll have
>>> i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> president obama makes his case for four more years saying, quote, i never said this journey would be easy and i won't promise that now. >> good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. time now to look at the weather. >> gwen tolbart is in for tucker barnes this morning. >> i know this is wisdom's favorite day. he was saying friday eve yesterday. >> that's right. >> he...
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. >> the united states condemn inn the strong gels determs this outrageous and stroking attack. >> president obama con the attacks, and killing of u.s. ambassador chris stevens. >> we reject all efforts to ten great of beliefs of others, butu there is no justification toj this type of senseless violence. >> reporter: the president then went to the state department to mourn with employees. secretary of state said the lynn indian government was not -- libyan government was not involved. >> a free and stable libya isliy still in america's interest, and security. and we will not turn our backsba on that. >> reporter: ambassador stevensb died trying to get staffers out of the u.s. consulate while the demonsttion, raged outside. while there, attackers fired grenades into the building. >> we strongly conmn this kind of attack.k. >> reporter: mitt romneyep wednesday orhad to defend a statement criticizing the white house's handling of the growing protests which left paul ryan t personally deliver the campaign's looks as.ca >> the loss of mpfour american lives, including our ambassador, jay christoph
. >> the united states condemn inn the strong gels determs this outrageous and stroking attack. >> president obama con the attacks, and killing of u.s. ambassador chris stevens. >> we reject all efforts to ten great of beliefs of others, butu there is no justification toj this type of senseless violence. >> reporter: the president then went to the state department to mourn with employees. secretary of state said the lynn indian government was not -- libyan government was...
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states and the judge upheld that in a ruling today and that is the correct way to go. >> metro spokesman said that the metro will comply with the order and the ads will go up this weekend. >>> more turbulence for american airlines. it's pulling 48 of the 757s to make repairs. after several seats came loose mid-air on three different flights and three different days. fifty flights were cancelled, 34 today and anna coinman tells us that the issue is having an impact across the country. >> reporter: multiple mid-air scares prompting the quick fix. the airline making headlines last week after seats pop loose on three different planes. american said this is the problem, the seat plunger mechanism and if the locking pin doesn't reset, the seats can come loose. american is adding an experimental saaa device under the mechanisms. more than 1,000 of them. >> we quickly came for the additional locking mechanism and adding another level of redundancy to make sure they're in place. >> reporter: american pulling 48757s to make repairs on them. the planes singled out because they have two locking mech
states and the judge upheld that in a ruling today and that is the correct way to go. >> metro spokesman said that the metro will comply with the order and the ads will go up this weekend. >>> more turbulence for american airlines. it's pulling 48 of the 757s to make repairs. after several seats came loose mid-air on three different flights and three different days. fifty flights were cancelled, 34 today and anna coinman tells us that the issue is having an impact across the...
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been on a diplomatic mission in the far east and south pacific and is expected to return back to the united states but after the presidential convention came to an end. >> if you want to be seen, go to china, right? >>> the edge on the district now. learning about another robbery and assault on capitol hill blocks away from where massland was found on the porch on the home beaten into a coma. the police say they not sure if the two attacks are connected but there are similarities. matt ackland is live on capitol hill tonight. matt? >> reporter: this was another brutal assault that happened at 2:30 in the morning on tuesday and this manied when the victim was approached by two men and they kicked him and punched him in the face, took his phone and got back in the car and drove away. and this happened again, tuesday at 2:30 met morn -- in the morning on north carolina avenue. police won't comment on if this robbery is connected to the massland case. it appears the person who used his credit card is similar to the description of the car used by the suspect in this most recent case. first, let'
been on a diplomatic mission in the far east and south pacific and is expected to return back to the united states but after the presidential convention came to an end. >> if you want to be seen, go to china, right? >>> the edge on the district now. learning about another robbery and assault on capitol hill blocks away from where massland was found on the porch on the home beaten into a coma. the police say they not sure if the two attacks are connected but there are...
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he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. lavar arringhate it.ate losing. but right now we're losing jobs and money for... our schools to casinos in other states like west virginia. question seven creates 12,000 jobs with a new resort casino... and expanded table games here, in maryland. we all win with question seven. new jobs. money for schools, and instead of marylanders... spending 550 million dollars in other states... it gets invested here. vote for question seven. for maryland. i'm on my way. could have gotten me one. i did. try the unmistakable flavor of dunkin' donuts smoked sausage breakfast sandwich. hurry in today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> hard to believe but election day is next tuesday. super storm sandy is throwing a bit of a curve ball. fox 5 joins us now and we're to talk about the affects and we're only a week away. what does it do to the campaign? >> well, it changes th
he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. lavar arringhate it.ate losing. but right now we're losing jobs and money for... our schools to casinos in other states like west virginia. question seven creates 12,000 jobs with a new resort casino... and expanded table games here, in maryland. we all win with question seven. new jobs. money for...
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we know there are now 442,000 cases and the united states because of the new guidelines and over 600 a year here in d.c. >> so even a small amount of lead exposure could be associated with say learning difficulties? >> equivalent three granules of sugar of leaded dust which breaks down from old lead based paint because of renovation or age is the amount it takes to poison a child for their lifetime. >> so not much. when and how can parents get their children tested? >> they can contact washington -- the city of washington's health department or they can call us at 800-370- 800-370- 5323 and we can connect this with testing in their home and for the child. >> in maryland many cases you are seeing are in middle class families, right? >> the majority of children outside the city of baltimore are coming from homeowner occupied middle class families, that's right. >> there's new maryland legislation that could impact thousands of families doing renovation. >> at the end of every renovation in an older home built before 1978, the year that lead based paint was banned, you now have to get a
we know there are now 442,000 cases and the united states because of the new guidelines and over 600 a year here in d.c. >> so even a small amount of lead exposure could be associated with say learning difficulties? >> equivalent three granules of sugar of leaded dust which breaks down from old lead based paint because of renovation or age is the amount it takes to poison a child for their lifetime. >> so not much. when and how can parents get their children tested? >>...
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next president of the united states. >> former president, bill clinton, commands the stage at the democratic national convention tonight. his strong speech comes on the heels of a passionate address by first lady, michelle obama and keynote speech from julian castro. clinton touched on key issues, the economy, it is slow, but steady economy. healthcare, immigration. fox's correspondent, craig boswell is live in charlotte tonight. greg. >> brian, good evening. the former president still on the stage who can hear it's so quiet. a crowd that is hanging on his every word. funny you should mention the first lady. huge applause. as of last night, a good sense to marry michelle obama. huge applause. let's pause for a minute and get your viewers a sense of what he is talking about. bill clinton placed the president's name in a nomination. he is talking to this crowd. take a listen to how the president is doing. he still has it. >> the president, the president and his education secretary supported community colleges and employers in working together to train people for jobs that are actually open in
next president of the united states. >> former president, bill clinton, commands the stage at the democratic national convention tonight. his strong speech comes on the heels of a passionate address by first lady, michelle obama and keynote speech from julian castro. clinton touched on key issues, the economy, it is slow, but steady economy. healthcare, immigration. fox's correspondent, craig boswell is live in charlotte tonight. greg. >> brian, good evening. the former president...
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it is now the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the united states and is the only major cancer killer that has a rising death rate. there is no treatment for bank rattic cancer. >>> the washington nats were looking to reduce their magic number as they take aim at the division title. >> with a homer and four rbis, and he checks one to left. see you later. the nat are on top 3-2. >> would that be enough to hold off the mets? sports breakfast is coming up next. >>> in sports, the mets and nats paid tribute to the victims of 9-11 on the 11th anniversary of the attacks. as for the game, top of the seventh, nats trailed by one. tile are morris steps up with a two-run homer to get the lead. bryce harper knocked in a republican. he is my favorite baseball player. >> here we go. >> the nats have a 7 1/2 game lead over the braves. >> the nats are my favorite baseball team too. >> i think they're everybody's favorite right now. >>> the orioles hosted the rays, bottom of the third. hardy golfed one to left for the a two-run homer. he added another homer in the eighth inning. the os win 9-2
it is now the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the united states and is the only major cancer killer that has a rising death rate. there is no treatment for bank rattic cancer. >>> the washington nats were looking to reduce their magic number as they take aim at the division title. >> with a homer and four rbis, and he checks one to left. see you later. the nat are on top 3-2. >> would that be enough to hold off the mets? sports breakfast is coming up next....
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and that was the vice president of the united states, paul ryan. >> i thought joe biden was terrific tonight. i could not be prouder of him. i thought he made a very strong case and you know, i really think that making sure the economy grows for the middle class came true. i'm really proud of him. >> today, romney and ryan are going to be traveling to ohio for a rally this everyoning. president obama, meanwhile, he's on his way down to williamsburg, virginia. he's going to be spending the weekend preparing for the next presidential debate, which is on tuesday. >> fox 5 wants to hear from you as we approach the election day, use the d cyoudecide to tweet. as we count down to november. >>> the trial doesn't begin until monday, but defense lawyers already won a key decision in the university of maryland beating case. earlier today, a judge ruled jurors will be allowed to view other video that took place in college park after the terps beat duke in a basketball game in 2010. not just the video of two officers allegedly beating a maryland student. officers are accused of assault. let's he
and that was the vice president of the united states, paul ryan. >> i thought joe biden was terrific tonight. i could not be prouder of him. i thought he made a very strong case and you know, i really think that making sure the economy grows for the middle class came true. i'm really proud of him. >> today, romney and ryan are going to be traveling to ohio for a rally this everyoning. president obama, meanwhile, he's on his way down to williamsburg, virginia. he's going to be...
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. >> and i got to give props to the president of the united states. i gave him a hard time on thursday for some of the picks. but now he is in the 98th percentile out of millions of brackets. i am not and the president picked nc state over georgetown and sadly he was correct. it was a tight game. they fall back from a seven point deficit. going to knock down the three. had a game high 23. georgetown would have one last chance. nc state could put it away here. it's no good. here comes the senior. clark, he's going to stop, pop, put it doesn't drop. sadly, the season is over. they fall to nc state 66-63. and after the game, emotional. >> this year, this team, you know, spite of, you know, whatever downs we've had and losses like today, has been a really special group that i think is represented themselves, represented our institution, represented their families, represented each other very well. >>> not a good night for the caps last night chicago. but one move in particular. look, and then the goalie stands in chance! his 30th of the year. the ninth pl
. >> and i got to give props to the president of the united states. i gave him a hard time on thursday for some of the picks. but now he is in the 98th percentile out of millions of brackets. i am not and the president picked nc state over georgetown and sadly he was correct. it was a tight game. they fall back from a seven point deficit. going to knock down the three. had a game high 23. georgetown would have one last chance. nc state could put it away here. it's no good. here comes the...
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the distilled spirits council of the united states -- counsel of the united states predicted an increase of 5.12% on spirits, 9.7% on wine, and 8.5% on beer. >> from national brewers, national distillers, local brewers, wholesalers, restaurants, hotels grocery stores, all facets of the industry are here and they're all concerned about the the excise tax. >> reporter: mayor gray said last week his plan by allowing revenue by openinga -- letting bars stay open creates the best plan instead of a tax. >> i stand where i was. no new taxes and i don't want to move to introduce a new tax when i said i wouldn't do it. >> he believes the $20 million raised could help social services that are facing budget cuts. graham and his committee voted down the longer bar hours and made it clear it's still a no go for him, shawn. >> any idea when we might get a resolutions or a conscienceus on this one? >> reporter: it should come soon. there is a big budget meeting tomorrow and the next day and all got to be voted on before the council approved the mayor's budget. a lot of the things. the longer hours is i
the distilled spirits council of the united states -- counsel of the united states predicted an increase of 5.12% on spirits, 9.7% on wine, and 8.5% on beer. >> from national brewers, national distillers, local brewers, wholesalers, restaurants, hotels grocery stores, all facets of the industry are here and they're all concerned about the the excise tax. >> reporter: mayor gray said last week his plan by allowing revenue by openinga -- letting bars stay open creates the best plan...
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today is the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that plunged the united states into the longest war in our history. >> there are events today commemmorating the attacks in new york city and in southwest pennsylvania as well as at the pentagon. melanie alnwick has more on today's developments. >> reporter: after last euro's 10th anniversary, many people this year's commemmorations have reached a turning point, becoming less political and more personal. prayer services at washington national cathedral, remembrances in the city of leesburg and at the prince george's plaza community cent enter hyattsville as well as service projects on freedom plaza and more. forty lanterns lit up the night in shampgzville, pep pen. thousands gathered -- in shanksville, pennsylvania. thousands gathered to remember those who lost their lives taking down flight to d.c. leon pan eight also visited the shanksville memorial monday where he toured the wall of names. officials hope by 2014 they will finish a more complete remembrance space scientist commemmoration ceremony will be held at the 9-11 memorial
today is the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that plunged the united states into the longest war in our history. >> there are events today commemmorating the attacks in new york city and in southwest pennsylvania as well as at the pentagon. melanie alnwick has more on today's developments. >> reporter: after last euro's 10th anniversary, many people this year's commemmorations have reached a turning point, becoming less political and more personal. prayer services at...
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states. unfortunately, that will and leadership are lacking in the case of syria today. the white house announced a set of challenge grants for companies to create new technologies to better warn citizens in countries where mass killings may occur. in washington, mike emmanuel, fox news. >> monitoring metro, a bus pulled out of service because of a contagious illness. according to metro, the driver of the bus has viral meningitis. the driver worked on friday and had been on vacation before that. it's from the 14th street line. the bus is no out of circulation until it can be thoroughly cleaned. 164 others in the nowhere division will be disinfected. >>> a new battle for salahi. the virginia attorney general filed a lawsuit against him and two companies involved in a wine tour venture. the ag's office claims salahi and two other bees of virginiawinetour.com violated the state consumer protection act and are accused of not delivering tours as promised and not providing refunds after canceling t
states. unfortunately, that will and leadership are lacking in the case of syria today. the white house announced a set of challenge grants for companies to create new technologies to better warn citizens in countries where mass killings may occur. in washington, mike emmanuel, fox news. >> monitoring metro, a bus pulled out of service because of a contagious illness. according to metro, the driver of the bus has viral meningitis. the driver worked on friday and had been on vacation...
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. >>> the dodge bart is among four new vehicles in the united states to receive a top crash test rating by an influential safety group. it's the first model jointly engineered and designed by fee aught and the chrysler group. the dart joins the hyundai santa fe, the lexus 350 and the subaru xv cross track. the rating by the insurance institute means that each car performed well in the crash test, evaluating front, side, and rear impacts as well as rollovers. >>> montgomery county high school students are learning the dangers of drinking and driving ahead of the homecoming dances. that demonstration was held today. the entire student body rushed out of the class to observe blood-covered victims, emergency response and the arrest. students think the demonstration is a good reminder for other teenagers. >> when we see things like this all over the country, we read about it but having it up close and personal with us is horrific. >> the students acted also and a reminder, every 15 minutes, someone in the u.s. is injured or killed in a crash with someone driving drunk. >>> coming up, the d.c
. >>> the dodge bart is among four new vehicles in the united states to receive a top crash test rating by an influential safety group. it's the first model jointly engineered and designed by fee aught and the chrysler group. the dart joins the hyundai santa fe, the lexus 350 and the subaru xv cross track. the rating by the insurance institute means that each car performed well in the crash test, evaluating front, side, and rear impacts as well as rollovers. >>> montgomery...
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with 33,000 people dying in the united states every year. this is a public health issue. new national prevention suicide strategy is aimed to raise the awareness as well as focus on prevention. in the past we didn't understand that suicide can be prevented. >> do we have a better understanding about who might be susceptible to suicide and how to prevent it? >> we have a better understanding. we understand now that we have research that shows intervention such as crisis lines and bringing people together and referring them and getting them to treatment quicker can help. we also have -- we know that there are certain groups and individuals that are particularly at risk for example middle-aged men are saying that's the highest number of suicides around the country. the things we know and we want your health with is to understand the signs and symptoms for risk. when someone is isolated and they're having thoughts about feeling like they're a burden when they're talking about hurting themselves or harming themselves. when they're thinking that they're in pain. those sort of s
with 33,000 people dying in the united states every year. this is a public health issue. new national prevention suicide strategy is aimed to raise the awareness as well as focus on prevention. in the past we didn't understand that suicide can be prevented. >> do we have a better understanding about who might be susceptible to suicide and how to prevent it? >> we have a better understanding. we understand now that we have research that shows intervention such as crisis lines and...
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. >> reporter: over the years phyllis diller headlined virtually everywhere in the united states and all around the world, but she never felt it was rough being a woman in the business. >> i find that being a woman had nothing to do with it. it's either you're funny or you aren't. if you're funny, they have to life. how can they help themselves? >> reporter: while comedy has changed over the years, diller's act didn't. she focused on domestic life while other comics take a different path. >> i don't need dirty words and i don't need clinical humor. i can get that at the doctor's office. when you're inner driven and you know what you're doing from within, that's when you're good. >>> facebook hits another low and could your spouse be driving you to drink? laura evans back with your fox 5 top five. >> we start, brian, with the ultimate flop for facebook, no. 1, facebook stock fell to an all time low of 18.75 this morning, less than half the initial public offering price in may and if could get worse. by november almost a billion and a half shares will be available in the open market an
. >> reporter: over the years phyllis diller headlined virtually everywhere in the united states and all around the world, but she never felt it was rough being a woman in the business. >> i find that being a woman had nothing to do with it. it's either you're funny or you aren't. if you're funny, they have to life. how can they help themselves? >> reporter: while comedy has changed over the years, diller's act didn't. she focused on domestic life while other comics take a...
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he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. a west virginia casino launching the biggest ad barrage ever. don't be misled. the washington post says question seven is just... common sense. it'll create 4,000 permanent jobs. and stop maryland from losing millions to other states... every year. that's why business, labor, and teachers all support... question seven. and so does the washington post. vote for question seven. it's just common sense. where a good idea comes from. you know, it could come from a democrat like me or it could come from anybody. we made things happen. we balanced budgets. i knew he really cared about all of the things we had to get done. and the work that we were doing and its impact on people. [ lindstrom ] he was very sensitive to those programs and taking care of the women and children. [ edmonds ] i see qualities in the man that makes me know i can put the nation in his
he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. a west virginia casino launching the biggest ad barrage ever. don't be misled. the washington post says question seven is just... common sense. it'll create 4,000 permanent jobs. and stop maryland from losing millions to other states... every year. that's why business, labor, and teachers all...
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the congress in the united states has a final say to vote the referendum up or down and hope that they will decide to take it back. >> reporter: the plan could not only give d.c. leaders full control of the budget, but also keep federal budget issues separate. >> it would keep federal disagreements over whatever issues are unrelated to the district government that result in a threat of or actual shutdown of the district government. the federal government tries to work out the disagreements. >> reporter: on the hill, congresswoman eleanor holmes norton made progress on budget autonomy. the council continues to support the efforts but believe that it's time to try something new. >> it allows us to produce a clean bill on our own. >> reporter: congresswoman norton's office issued legal issues it might be a risk and she'll continue to work with her allies on the hill to pass a budget autonomy bill, will. >> and that is a fight you will continue to cover for us. thank you. >> uh-huh. >> a major victory for democrats. the judge blocked the voter i.d. law from going into effect election's day
the congress in the united states has a final say to vote the referendum up or down and hope that they will decide to take it back. >> reporter: the plan could not only give d.c. leaders full control of the budget, but also keep federal budget issues separate. >> it would keep federal disagreements over whatever issues are unrelated to the district government that result in a threat of or actual shutdown of the district government. the federal government tries to work out the...
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. >>> serious setbacks for the united states in the exit strategy for-from-afghanistan. the taliban stopped talking with americans and the afghan president said their forces are ready to protect the country. here's more from kabul. >> reporter: a war of words in afghanistan. president karza isaiahing today international troops should pull back to their main bases, leaving afghan rural areas and villages. karzai also said that afghan troops should lead nationwide security next year, and transferring of control should happen before the current target date at the end of the 2014. the statement comes after karzai met with the defense secretary in kabul. they discussed the qur'an burning and the massacre of afghan civilians at the hand of a u.s. soldier. >> the key is how we respond and how we are age to confront the kinds of challenges. >> reporter: the state department intists onivity iss the u.s. and afghanistan are on the same page. >> and those working together with the partnerships and the afghans, they're respecting their sovereignty to come out of the nato sum it in c
. >>> serious setbacks for the united states in the exit strategy for-from-afghanistan. the taliban stopped talking with americans and the afghan president said their forces are ready to protect the country. here's more from kabul. >> reporter: a war of words in afghanistan. president karza isaiahing today international troops should pull back to their main bases, leaving afghan rural areas and villages. karzai also said that afghan troops should lead nationwide security next...
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he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> you may notice changes at the gas pump because of super storm sandy. for the next 3 weeks gas stations will be allowed to sell lower quality gasoline instead of the cleaning burning gas required by the clean air act. sandy could make it harder to distribute gasoline. dc, maryland, virginia and 12 other states. >> there you go. i love this story. this is a deal that might be too goo
he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about...
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. >> shooting for progress of the united states. >> president obama back out on the campaign trail today just hour after peeking at the democratic national convention. >> here at home, another deadly case of west nile virus. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> straight up 6:00 on this friday, september 7th. good morning, everyone. take live look over washington, de. temperatures in the 70s. a little bit of humidity still hanging around out there. we'll check in with gwen in just a little bit. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. we'll get to weather and traffic in just a moment. president obama addressed the democratic national convention. let's go live fox's nicole collins in charlotte with the latest for us. >> good morning. the president made the argument that he rescued the economy from disaster and that the recovery would be compromised for a republican ends up in the white house. president obama making his case to voters that america is on the road to economic recovery but he needs more time to make it happen. >> it will take more than a f
. >> shooting for progress of the united states. >> president obama back out on the campaign trail today just hour after peeking at the democratic national convention. >> here at home, another deadly case of west nile virus. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> straight up 6:00 on this friday, september 7th. good morning, everyone. take live look over washington, de. temperatures in the 70s. a little bit of humidity still hanging around out there. we'll check...
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. >>> united states promising to defend afghanistan for a decade after pulling troops out in 2014 the pledge is in a new strategic pack they just finalized it has taken 18 months to work out the deal spells out the future of u.s. involvement in afghanistan the agreement had to be finalized before president obama hosts nato leaders at the summit in chicago next month. >> maryland man make history travelling around the world alone in a sailboat -- alone in a sailboat he is back on dry land after 300 days at sea. >> genre ports, the 31-year-old did it to raise money for a local nonprofit group. >> reporter: with a bagpiper playing they came to annapolis by land, sea and air, to welcome home matt rutter ford who took this 27-foot sailboat on a journey that lasted 309 days more than 23,000 nautical miles. people before have sailed around the top of north america, and all the way around the bottom of south america and back, but until now, no one has done this, solo, nonstop. and here it is, marylandadventurer, matt rutherford back on land. among the hundreds in the crowd, the governor of ma
. >>> united states promising to defend afghanistan for a decade after pulling troops out in 2014 the pledge is in a new strategic pack they just finalized it has taken 18 months to work out the deal spells out the future of u.s. involvement in afghanistan the agreement had to be finalized before president obama hosts nato leaders at the summit in chicago next month. >> maryland man make history travelling around the world alone in a sailboat -- alone in a sailboat he is back on...
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and in the united states senate has been the greatest honor of my public life. >> reporter: republican primary voters in indiana have decided they don't want senator luger to serve a seventh term. they ousted him in favor of the tea party person. >> the democrats coming to the republicans point of view. >> reporter: democrats show their appreciation of luger. the president wrote, quote, while dick and i didn't agree on everything, i found in my time in the senate, he was often willing to reach across the aisle and get things done. luger's loss has men wondering what this means for the makeup of the senate. the dnc chair said that murdoch's win proves the tea party and gop are now one in the same. others argue democrats should be concerned about holding on to their slim senate lead. >> and this is a big win. can murdoch hold the seat in november, and i think he's likely to. >> reporter: in wisconsin, democratic primary voters decided a gubernatorial recall election next month will be a rematch of the 2010 race. while in north carolina, voters passed a constitutional ban on same-sex marr
and in the united states senate has been the greatest honor of my public life. >> reporter: republican primary voters in indiana have decided they don't want senator luger to serve a seventh term. they ousted him in favor of the tea party person. >> the democrats coming to the republicans point of view. >> reporter: democrats show their appreciation of luger. the president wrote, quote, while dick and i didn't agree on everything, i found in my time in the senate, he was often...
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. >>> united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. >> americans understand attack in libya. in the u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens, and three otherr americans dead following a vicious foattack on the u.s. consulate. word the assault was carefully planned. the president says whoever isoe behind it will be found
. >>> united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. >> americans understand attack in libya. in the u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens, and three otherr americans dead following a vicious foattack on the u.s. consulate. word the assault was carefully planned. the president says whoever isoe behind it will be found
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the protests follow word of an anti-muslim movie made in the united states and as fox's ainsley earhart reports, they burned the consulate. >> reporter: this is the scene at the american consulate in libya on tuesday. officials say many there are angered over a film reportedly produced in the u.s. attacking islam's prophet mohammed. >> don't like to say something about their prophet. he is not osama bin laden. he is not anybody else. he is our prophet. he is the best. >> reporter: muslims find it offensive to depict mohammed in any fashion. a state department officer has been killed. another person suffering an injury to the hand. the rioters burning much of the build and looting some of its contents. >> don't make our people angry because they will kill, they will fight. they will do such a situation. this is the situation because of the americans. they want to say something about our prophet. >> reporter: a similar scene is taking place within the muslim community in cairo, egypt. earlier in the day, protesters scaled the walls of the u.s. embassy and replaced an american flag with an
the protests follow word of an anti-muslim movie made in the united states and as fox's ainsley earhart reports, they burned the consulate. >> reporter: this is the scene at the american consulate in libya on tuesday. officials say many there are angered over a film reportedly produced in the u.s. attacking islam's prophet mohammed. >> don't like to say something about their prophet. he is not osama bin laden. he is not anybody else. he is our prophet. he is the best. >>...
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. >> mob of al qaeda sympathizers in egypt forcing the united states into making a statement essentially of apology. on 9/11 of all days, for something which we are not responsible for. i would say to the mob, go to hell. >> reporter: the administration later disavowed its own embassy's response saying the statement by embassy cairo was not cleared by washington and does not reflect the views of the united states government. the ultimate fear for the administration, that libya and egypt may be just the beginning. will this be contained in those two countries or there will be uprisings in other countries, as well? that's something we obviously don't know. but u.s. embassies around the globe have been told to on high alert. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> in a statement this morning, secretary of state hillary clinton identified one of the other americans killed. he is shaun smith a foreign service information management officer. he was a husband and a father of two. >>> the secretary of state added that diplomats and development experts stand on the front lines every day for our count
. >> mob of al qaeda sympathizers in egypt forcing the united states into making a statement essentially of apology. on 9/11 of all days, for something which we are not responsible for. i would say to the mob, go to hell. >> reporter: the administration later disavowed its own embassy's response saying the statement by embassy cairo was not cleared by washington and does not reflect the views of the united states government. the ultimate fear for the administration, that libya and...
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. >>> and it could become the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the united states. next at 5:00, an alarming report about pancreatic cancer what. we all need to know, in our live interview. stay with us. when we switched to fios, we got better tv, better phone, better internet. [ male announcer ] it's time to get more for your money. upgrade to verizon fios internet, tv and phone with our best price online: just $84.99 a month, guaranteed for one year with no annual contract. internet is absolutely imperative for school nowadays. look up this, write an essay on that. my life is greatly improved because of fios. [ male announcer ] don't wait! switch to fios for a super-low $84.99 a month for a year with no annual contract. visit verizon.com/superoffer. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities welcome to life on fios. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> after leading a 9/11 ceremony at the pentagon the president and first lady stopped at arlington national cemetery today. the obamas paid their respects at the graves of military service men and women who were
. >>> and it could become the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the united states. next at 5:00, an alarming report about pancreatic cancer what. we all need to know, in our live interview. stay with us. when we switched to fios, we got better tv, better phone, better internet. [ male announcer ] it's time to get more for your money. upgrade to verizon fios internet, tv and phone with our best price online: just $84.99 a month, guaranteed for one year with no annual contract....
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soviet missiles were aimed at the united states. >> good evening, my fellow citizens. this government, as promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the soviet military build-up on the island of cuba. within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island. juror the cuban missile crisis is known as the most dangerous moment during the cold war. >>> why don't we take a live look outside. it is hard to believe it is still dark. remember it wasn't that long ago, we were like this is the time we get the sunrise. still no sunrise. >> not this time of year. >> we have about 50 minutes until the sun gets occupy. >> we'll keep it nice and cool -- we have about 50 minutes until the sun gets up. yesterday turned into a beautiful afternoon. >> it certainly did. there is your radar. noise and quiet. notice thunderstorms into portions of iowa and missouri. that is well, well, well to the west. the focus on the little tiny h you see in west virginia. it is really quite bi
soviet missiles were aimed at the united states. >> good evening, my fellow citizens. this government, as promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the soviet military build-up on the island of cuba. within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island. juror the cuban missile crisis is known as the most dangerous moment during the cold war. >>> why don't we take a...
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he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> appear incredible story of survival. a paraplegic man stranded in a desert without his whale chair dragged himself four miles down a road to get help. he said he was dumped in the desert by a couple he met while hitchhiking. >>> also making headlines, massachusetts officials are taking steps to revoke the license of the new england compounding center and the recognize of three pharmacists. the company is accused producing drug for a broader use instead of just filling prescriptions for doctors. 23 people have died and hundred more sickened as a result of the outbreak. >>> barnes & noble says hackers tampered with credit and debit card devices in 63 of its stores. hackers have used the information to make unauthorized purchases. customers are being urged to check their bulls and to change their pin. >>> more shocking numbers about how much money th
he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> appear incredible story of survival. a paraplegic man stranded in a desert without his whale chair dragged himself four miles down a road to get help. he said he was dumped in the desert by a couple he met while hitchhiking. >>> also making headlines, massachusetts officials...
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a mixed kid from hawaii born to a single mom is not likely to become president of the united states. but in america it can happen because of education. because somebody gave me opportunity. >> a new poll shows the president is gaining support in colorado. the first poll since the democratic national convention gives the president a five- point lead. >>> up next the big apple officially bans sugary drinks, but the controversial decision may end up before a judge. >> also ahead. >> reporter: when a virginia woman walked into this business, she didn't realize quite what she had in her hands. i'm beth parker. it turns out to be a painting by one of the world's most famous artists. [ male announcer ] for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit. because we know how important cash flow is to reaching your goals. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. a >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >>> it's offici
a mixed kid from hawaii born to a single mom is not likely to become president of the united states. but in america it can happen because of education. because somebody gave me opportunity. >> a new poll shows the president is gaining support in colorado. the first poll since the democratic national convention gives the president a five- point lead. >>> up next the big apple officially bans sugary drinks, but the controversial decision may end up before a judge. >> also...
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not in afghanistan, but right here in the united states. now groups all over the country are trying to bring the dark secret into light. fox news, elizabeth bram introduces us to a woman who has been part of that secret. >> had been approached. >> wife and mother of three, kei sha head, used to live a very different life. >> i knew my predator was a monster. my molester was a monster. i knew these people were monsters. >> at only 16, she was bought and sold for sex. like millions of others, she was a prisoner forced into prostitution and threatened if she ever tried to leave. >> this was a very traumatic situation and when i felt that my life was in danger or the life of my loved ones was in danger, i really lost myself because i knew i had to do whatever i had to do to survive. >> now she is working with the grass roots group, trying to rescue others. >> what i did not know that a normal average man who was a preacher, who was a senator, we have to stop demand. this is a lucrative business. we have to look at it. >> the governor's office e
not in afghanistan, but right here in the united states. now groups all over the country are trying to bring the dark secret into light. fox news, elizabeth bram introduces us to a woman who has been part of that secret. >> had been approached. >> wife and mother of three, kei sha head, used to live a very different life. >> i knew my predator was a monster. my molester was a monster. i knew these people were monsters. >> at only 16, she was bought and sold for sex. like...
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authorities caught a guatemalan man trying to bring cocaine into the united states from el salvador. police say the man hid about four pounds of cocaine inside jars filled with stew. right now, no criminal charges have been filed. the man is seeking asylum. this is the seventh drug bust at dulles in the past year. >>> the nurse caught in the middle of that royal hoax phone call has been laid to rest. she hanged herself days after two australian dj res prank called the hospital to get information on kate middleton's medical condition. her funeral was held yesterday in southern india. the djs have apologized for the prank. their show was taken off the air and they have been suspended. >>> don't forget the district. that is the message this morning from d.c. congressman eleanor holmes norton. >> up next, details of what she is fighting for to make sure d.c. is recognized by the armed forces. but first, here is tucker barnes. >> a little leftover fog out there to start your day but the forecast looking brighter with more sunshine for you. i'll have details on the weather and julie wright
authorities caught a guatemalan man trying to bring cocaine into the united states from el salvador. police say the man hid about four pounds of cocaine inside jars filled with stew. right now, no criminal charges have been filed. the man is seeking asylum. this is the seventh drug bust at dulles in the past year. >>> the nurse caught in the middle of that royal hoax phone call has been laid to rest. she hanged herself days after two australian dj res prank called the hospital to get...
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the restaurant claims to be the only one serving these up in the united states. the cows are pampered with hand massages and fed a special diet to get more fat marbling more than an average steak. how much fat marbling do you need? >> i've got $350 for you. just give me the steak. >> $350? if you're a steak connoisseur, could you tell the difference if i put a $30 steak in front of you and a $350 steak in front of you. >> i'm sure the connoisseurs could. more power to you if you can afford it. news 4 today continues at 5:00 a.m. >>> breaking news out of afghanistan where the anger over an anti-muslim film has claimed more lives this morning. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back to "news 4 today." it is tuesday, september 18th. this morning a storm team 4 weather alert. storms moving into the area now, and that has power companies at the ready. dominion virginia power has crews on stand by from as far away as norfolk. here in the district, residents are preparing for the possibility of more flooding. news 4's megan mcgrath in
the restaurant claims to be the only one serving these up in the united states. the cows are pampered with hand massages and fed a special diet to get more fat marbling more than an average steak. how much fat marbling do you need? >> i've got $350 for you. just give me the steak. >> $350? if you're a steak connoisseur, could you tell the difference if i put a $30 steak in front of you and a $350 steak in front of you. >> i'm sure the connoisseurs could. more power to you if...
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states when it is today. in washington, karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >> looks like a great project. >> >>> our big story this morning, the pain at the gas pump getting even worse. >> melanie alnwick is on that story. >> that's right. the gas price are inching closer to $4 a gallon. we'll talk about what is driving the price spike and would we see $5 a gallon coming soon? i'll have the answer. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. >>> welcome back. taking a live look at the capitol dome this morning on this monday. chilly start to your day and it will i guess kind of feel like spring later on today. >> nothing wrong with that. >> kind of been our winter here. a little bit of winter here south of us. that is why culpeper county public school are on a two-hour delay today. just a two-hour delay thanks to the snow they
states when it is today. in washington, karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >> looks like a great project. >> >>> our big story this morning, the pain at the gas pump getting even worse. >> melanie alnwick is on that story. >> that's right. the gas price are inching closer to $4 a gallon. we'll talk about what is driving the price spike and would we see $5 a gallon coming soon? i'll have the answer. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check...
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. >> that group wants that mass casualty attack in the united states. they are probably not capable of that. but it doesn't mean they aren't capable of lower threshold, lower casualty attacks that are frankly more difficult for us to prevent. >> as for continuing health threats, the government announced this week that some 50 types of cancer will be added to the list of illnesses covered by the fun that was set up to help 9/11 attack survivors and first responders. in washington, jennifer davis, fox news. >> i'll tell you what, i know today was 9/11, but just a beautiful, beautiful day. eerily similar to eleven years ago. >> i can't believe it has been eleven years. a good day of remembrance and a beautiful pattern that was continuing. going to be a couple changes as we go along in our seven-day forecast. as we get closer to the end of the week, we warm up, but no return to the 90s, that's for sure. tonight we're going to have another crisp one with temperatures thanks to this dry air falling well down into the 50s again and probably some refreshing 40s
. >> that group wants that mass casualty attack in the united states. they are probably not capable of that. but it doesn't mean they aren't capable of lower threshold, lower casualty attacks that are frankly more difficult for us to prevent. >> as for continuing health threats, the government announced this week that some 50 types of cancer will be added to the list of illnesses covered by the fun that was set up to help 9/11 attack survivors and first responders. in washington,...
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he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> we're bringing you a live look right now there from ocean city, maryland this morning after hurricane sandy moved her way through. this morning, still a lot of wind and some rain still hanging around out there as you can see our camera being blown around from our crews stayinged there. it is tuesday, october 30th, the day after the storm. -- our crews stationed there. >>> here at home, there are still lots of closings to report. metro is closed again this morning. we are hoping to get an update on the situation and when service will resume later on today. >> federal government offices are closed again today and so are most local government and schools. -- government offices and schools. there is a complete list of closings on myfoxdc.com. >> tucker barnes is here now. >> yeah. >> of a balkan busy man the last couple of days. >> getting a little ti
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. >> i pledge of allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indy advisable, liberty and justice for all. >> she was critically wounded last year during a shooting spree in tucson. she resigned from congress to focus on her recovery. >>> the wife of republican presidential nominee mitt romney is rallying women in northern virginia later today. ann romney is coming to leesburg, holding an event called women for mitt. it kicks off around 11:45 this morning. it's expected to cause traffic problems in the area. >>> checking the other top stories now, the district is reporting its first death from west nile virus and health officials say a second person has been hospitalized. these are the first two cases reported in the district this year. maryland has seen 21 cases including one death. in virginia, there have been five cases, but no one has died. earlier this morning tony spoke with dr. ivan walks, the former director of the d.c. department of health. he explained what you need to look out for. >> three to 14 days
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. >> and a sex scandal is rocking the united states air force, how it's getting attention on capitol hill next. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >> the u.s. air force is at the center of a sex scandal. more than two dozen female recruits say they were victims of sexual assault and abuse. fox's molly hennenberg has more. >> reporter: secretary of defense leon panetta expressing concern over a reported sex scandal at an air force base. >> i take sexual assault allegations very seriously. we have no place in the military for sexual assault. >> reporter: at least 31 female trainees have been identified as victims at lack land air force base in texas. the commander of the air, education and training command says the sexual misconduct apparently began in 2009, but that the first victim came forward only a year ago. a dozen instructors are involved in the scandal and six are now facing charges ranging from rape to adultery. staff sergeant craig leblanc is charged with ago greated assault and obstruction of justice and staff sergeant walker is scheduled to be court- martialed next month char
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states to ensure the safety of diplomatic personnel in their countries. a team of specially trained marines arrived in tripoli overnight. the fbi investigate ifs that rampage at the u.s. embassy in benghazi was an al-qaeda plot. >>> killed in the attack was u.s. particular chris stevens. a state department information officer, sean smith, also died. u.s. officials believe the fire bombing was i a targeted terrorist attack planned for september 11th and not part of a spontaneous protest like the others at the u.s. embassy in egypt where again in cairo there is rioting on the street all over an obscure anti-islam video produce bid a california film maker and posted on youtube. president obama has condemned the attacks and secretary of state hillary clinton said the libyan government was not involved. libya's ambassador spoke out strongly as well. >> this incident is tragic. ments a tragedy. we condemn it. we will do everything possible to protect the american people. the international community has been working in our country. >> reporter: ambassador chris
states to ensure the safety of diplomatic personnel in their countries. a team of specially trained marines arrived in tripoli overnight. the fbi investigate ifs that rampage at the u.s. embassy in benghazi was an al-qaeda plot. >>> killed in the attack was u.s. particular chris stevens. a state department information officer, sean smith, also died. u.s. officials believe the fire bombing was i a targeted terrorist attack planned for september 11th and not part of a spontaneous protest...
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. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> giffords was critically wounded last year during a shooting spree in tucson. she resigned from congress to focus on her recovery. her rec >>> some of another stories making headlines this morning. district heights police are investigating a shooting that involved an eight-year veteran on the force. this happened yesterday evening on county road. police say the officer opened fire to prevent the escape of a man arrested for allegedly stealing a motorcycle. suspect was shot in the back and taken to a local hospital for treatment. the officer is on administrative leave. >>> the first two cases of the west nile virus have been reported in the district. health officials say one person has died from the virus an another one is in the hospital. maryland has seen 21 cases so far this year including one confirmed death. in virginia, five cases have been reported but no one has died. >>> five dematha high school fo
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gdp will show an improving economy here in the united states. we'll be right back. >>> the italian cruise ship float ago drift on the indian ocean is expected to reach shore early tomorrow morning. it is being towed back to land right now by a french vessel. after arriving at the port, authorities say the ship's passengers will try to rome almost immediately. more than 1,000 people were on board the costa allegra whether a fire broke out. no one was injured by a power outage left the ship stranded in a region where somali pirates prey on ships. n ships. >>> a big announcement from u.s. senator olympia snow. she says she is not running for re-election. the republican senator from maine said in a statement that she was confident she would have won the re-election but she is frustrated by, quote, an atmosphere of polarization and my way or the highway ideology. the 65-year-old has served 33 years in congress. >>> a guilty plea from a woman accused of attacking a famous work of art at the national gallery. last april, susan burns hit the
gdp will show an improving economy here in the united states. we'll be right back. >>> the italian cruise ship float ago drift on the indian ocean is expected to reach shore early tomorrow morning. it is being towed back to land right now by a french vessel. after arriving at the port, authorities say the ship's passengers will try to rome almost immediately. more than 1,000 people were on board the costa allegra whether a fire broke out. no one was injured by a power...
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he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a qualifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75% more than cards earning 1% cash back on almost everything. >>> welcome back. as we continue to track hurricane sandy, hundreds of people in the area have already lost power this morning. >> governor bob mcdonnell has authorized members of the virginia national guard to help. fox's jennifer davis is live in virginia beach with more on the situation there. good morning to you. >> hi there. the rain has been coming down since midday yesterday and it has not stopped and has not lessened. the other story is the winden they are about 40-mile an hour sustained with gusts in the 50s or 60s. -- the other story is the winds. you can see how saturated the ground is. this virginia beach norfolk area is a really low lying a
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he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. a west virginia casino launching the biggest ad barrage ever. don't be misled. the washington post says question seven is just... common sense. it'll create 4,000 permanent jobs. and stop maryland from losing millions to other states... every year. that's why business, labor, and teachers all support... question seven. and so does the washington post. vote for question seven. it's just common sense. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. we're hearing about young children being anxious and children about this storm. >> even adults too. there are some things that parenting experts help to do to estheses fears. try talk about calm but confident when talking to your kids about the storm. if you get them involved in your severe weather plan, letting them help put things together and also making sure they know what rooms are the ray ofest too, that's key.
he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. a west virginia casino launching the biggest ad barrage ever. don't be misled. the washington post says question seven is just... common sense. it'll create 4,000 permanent jobs. and stop maryland from losing millions to other states... every year. that's why business, labor, and teachers all...
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. >> when george was in the united states senate he voted to private as a social security. that would have been a huge cataso the collapse of wall street. what i would do is, over time, allow the payroll tax cap to adjust upwards as a first way of protecting the solvency of the program rather than changing the retirement age. >> the candidates have been neck and next for nearly two years but recent polls show kaine has about a four-point lead. >>> also, the first lady make another stop in our area. >> republican presidential nominee mitt romney rallies voters in virginia, this time outlining his plans for foreign policy as more polls show him in the lead following last week's debate. >>> a live look outside. it is 6:06. that is the washington monument. we have a little bit of rain but gay then says it is going to get better. we'll talk to her later on when fox 5 morning news continues. -- but gwen says it is going to get better. how dare they step into my life that way. it's none of their business. he's trying to restrict us, again. he's taking us backwards. george allen is
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he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. . >>> early voting resumed in maryland after a two-day suspension due to hurricane sandy. some areas, voters are lining up in massive numbers. karen gray houston is in bowie where turnout is especially heavy. karen? >> reporter: we're at the bowie public library, one of five voting centers in prince georges county. fo toquote one of the people we talked to earlier today, the turnout is large and looks like something from a rock concert. this neighbors all around the building, curbs around in the parking lot and goes along a fence. these are people wanting to vote. the lines have been this long all day. it takes voters two to 2 1/2 hours to go through the process. >> i want to vote on the presidential election and questions six and seven are important this year. >> reporter: some voters see the long lines as historic, considering the election is not un
he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. . >>> early voting resumed in maryland after a two-day suspension due to hurricane sandy. some areas, voters are lining up in massive numbers. karen gray houston is in bowie where turnout is especially heavy. karen? >> reporter: we're at the bowie public library, one of five voting...